Quarter mile numbers: 14.8 seconds Mazda3 13.6 Seconds GTI 15.7 Seconds Integra

I own a 2023 Mazda 3 Turbo, as a daily driver/ my only car, it’s about as perfect as one could ask for

Don’t think I’ve ever seen an Acura win anything on any of the races here lol

All that low end torque & AWD make the Mazda a classy beast around the city and 'burbs sprinting stoplight to stoplight. GTI comes on stout when you have enough room to wind her out. Bonus points for DSG. ASpec Integra looks good parked in front of the girlfriends nail salon.

I love the Mazda. The thing that's holding it down is the six speed trans. On the other hand the GTI had 7 speed DCT

Sam leaning forward added 5 HP, but still dint help 😂

Thx for always including these roll races! Many channels don't bother with it but to me it's much more important as I'm not particularly keen on launching a car I'm still paying for all the time :) Great channel, keep up the good work!

I feel like the Mazda 3 is slept on in the tuner world. I’ve been daily driving one for almost 2 years and it’s been my favorite car I’ve ever owned! It’s a 2012 2.5 liter 6 speed manual one! Super reliable, good on gas and it’s definitely a driver based car!

Excited for this one since its representative of what younger car enthusiasts tend to buy. Cheaper, versatile and fun. My money is on the GTI, its the most balanced car and probably the fastest

Being honest here, I didn't even care for driving until I drove a VW GTI mk6 and eventually bought one! The most fun car to drive! Buy one and your driving life is gonna be part of your fun life 🤗🤗

Sam you have to move back and forth ,lean hard forwards 😂 to gain impulse 😅… good stuff !! 😂

3 semi spicy conveyance devices. The Mazda3 a surprise off the line to be totally honest. Integra Type S vs the GTI would be neat to see if ever possible.

I really liked the video, The GTI is simply the best with its combination between engine and transmission, The GTI was surprising even without the extra HP and torque of the Mazda, it showed us how good that car is to win

Hey Sam I think the Integra and an accord 1.5 would be a pretty good matchup

vw's dct is just so good. the gti is more of a drivers car vs the mazda is just a comfy daily with nice interior and a slow gearbox lol. the reason why I got the mazda3 is because awd and living in a place that snows. if the golf r was cheaper I would've gotten that for sure!

*I'm a new Mazda fan. They're so beautiful even if they're all alike.*

My old 2000 Accord EX V6 did a 15.7 quarter mile (and it’s still running!)

Just like I said in the other video about the Honda Si, I would have parked that Acura Integra after the first race.

I owned an integra for 1 month and sold it. The CVT and big lack of power was why I sold it. Luckily, I only had 400 miles on it and only lost about 600 in trade.

My son has a 2021 Civic Sport with the exact same engine and cvt as the Acura. They rate the civic at 192 hp.

Line the Integra up with the ILX. I'd be interested to see how the old K24 goes against the 1.5T.

would be awesome to include the mini cooper as well

Glad they make videos like this for teens and normal people

WAAIT. Help me. 1st of, great video, camera work & post. A+ Question about the Integra. You were in "Sport mode" but your gages were black and not RED. Did you do all of the video in not Sport Shift + Sport select mode? When you do both the gages are surrounded in red. Help?

Turned out as expected for the Integra. Acura makes some of the best non-competitive cars on the market. Thankfully, there’s a robust aftermarket for turbo Honda products.

With a CVT you need to press a second before others so it can spin out and start moving. You are automatically loosing races if you floor it on the count of 3, since it will take a good second to spin out and start going.

Thx for the videos Mazda always ♥️

You should include the Elantra Nline in some of these segments of cars just like the Elantra N it’s a huge bargain plus with the 7 speed DCT it’s no slouch

man that 7-speed dct auto really does make a difference over a standard 6-speed auto

The way he says Mazda cracks me up!

Integra is gonna be last Mazda 3 2nd due to the transmission and the gti first because of how good those transmissions are and power only way i think Mazda might win is off the launch

Those new VWs are no joke

If your making a left turn across the oncoming traffic, I’d choose that Mazda for less anxiety.

You said the mazda3 was using e85? How? Is that rly safe

Can we get a Integra vs ilx drag race?

Tbh kinda figured the mk8 to come out on top 😂

I wish Mazda would bring back their Speed 3 with this gen. It would look so sick with a factory aero kit and some larger wheels. It's already AWD and Turbo, just beef up the internals and give it a proper transmission.

Good stuff

I personnally have the same car (Mazda 3 turbo AWD red) I love my car .. but the transmission is slow versus competition With a 8speed trans ... It Will be alot better This engine have lots of torque But overall (daily Driver) great

The reason why the Mazda came in 2nd is because it's not a hot hatch/performance car. Yes it's got a Turbo and AWD but Mazda has specifically said that the MazdaSpeed is dead. They are focused on more comfortable and luxury type of vehicles. Mazda's aren't geared for performance hence the transmission and no sporty suspension. It may take most cars off the line, but then the power falls off a cliff. Just happens to be a good daily commuter with some power.

Need the Elantra N line there

Why does the Acura sound like it's shifting?

Can't wait for the Integra Type-S to hit the streets! I guarantee that it will absolutely walk a Prius... I mean a Camry... I mean a Saturn ION...actually I really won't make any guarantees. 😅

Why not the integra trpe r .moter trend has it at 13.8 seconds .putting a base modle vr top models is kind of stewed.

Where are your shift gears? It would be much better with those

Wait what makes the Golf catch up to the Mazda like that maybe the Golf transmission has a better ratio set up or is the turbo in the GTI way better and keeps a consistent boost??? The Mazda3 Turbo had more Hp so it should ha e gotten the clear wins but hey what do I know lol

I’d like to see the GTI against that tuned 10th Gen Civic CVT you had on the channel before.

What is it about Ontario and all the great car content it creates?

I don't understand why Acura put a CVT in a 30k+ Integra when a 27k ILX had a 8spd DCT. The ILX ran better numbers than the Integra too.

I think the Integra did well especially in the roll considering it has a cvt

Let’s add the Forte and Elantra 1.6T, the Integra costs as much as some base RWD cars.

I know which one I'd drive for the winter

The trans of mazda is from the cx9, trans of a suv🤷 with better trans the 3 Would fly

integra cvt vs elantra n-line dct or forte gt dct

The WRX called in sick.

Can you add a track race to the comparison too? We know some cars are faster based on the power to weight. But a track can add an extra element.

you guys need to provide the quarter mile times

now the real race is Integra Type S vs. Mazda3 Turbo vs. Golf R.

Damn that Mazda is something. Making the new WRX look bad for a cheaper price 😂

The entry level Integra is supposed to be where the WRX/GTI reside as far as power levels go. At least 225 to 240 hp from the detuned 2.0T in the Accord. Way to go Honda for hyping up everyone for nothing. It's going to be the same story with the Type-S whenever it debuts. If they're positioning Acura as the premium brand, then go all in. I'll be surprised if it bests a GTI much less a Golf R.

For having a 1.5l engine with only 200hp and a CVT, the Integra did pretty well!

Acura/Honda needs to watch these videos and fix there cars. Watch the 2.0 accord and be more like that and how they use to be punching above there weight.

Let’s wait for the type s. Hahaha

I want to see mini cooper jcw against VW golf and Mazda 3 turbo

SO from a dead stop Mazda 3 Turbo is the fastest?

Wonder why Honda/Acura is so conservative with their powertrains Aren’t they known for their engines

I’ve always thought the Integra wasn’t well thought out by Acura. It’s trying to be too many things to everyone and fails at all of it. And that grille that their proud of is just a mess, not doing anything for the styling.

Bad matchup for the integra, not only is it heavier it was out matched by like 40-50 Hp by the other two. Don’t get started on the torque, yea it had no shot sad that u gotta probably put the Type S against these two which is not a good thing

Good

Mazda, power and torque advantage and awd its only 100lbs heavier how does the gti catch and pass it?

Man the Mazda shift so slowly it sounds like a manual. They have needed to update that 6 speed for at least 3 years now.

New Integra=boat on wheels. 💀💀💀

Mazda should add a DCT transmission

mazda3T running premium gas?

Lol expected nothing less from rebadged 1.5l Civic SI (opps I mean Acura Integra) Phenomenal performance!!😉

Mazda needs to make a 3 with the new 8 speed transmission they developed for the SUVs. I think the 6 speed is more suitable for the 2.5 non turbo, very tall gears. The tall gears of the 6 speed don't really blend with the turbo performance wise as the turbo short shifts at roughly 5500 rpm to stay in the powerband

So for normal driving, the Mazda is going to be way better in regular driving. The gti is better for highway driving, but how bad it is from a stop would be so annoying

Why do you keep bringing spoons to a knife fight lol. Last week raced the SI against Elantra N or something lol. The Integra, why? 🤷🏻‍♂️

Interesting points: 1. Despite the Specs Mazda has, it got beat by the FWD GTI quite badly on a roll. Even from the Dig, keeping in mind GTI has tougher launch with FWD Set up. Yeah people will say, its AWD, heavier, and other excuses, but it has 2.5L engine and AWD set up to get a head start. So that's not a good set up, lower HP with much higher torque. And bigger engine producing just a bit more HP than the smaller engine... 2. the mighty 1.5L T is not too too bad. But that's too bad Acura did this to the Integra, coz then it can't win any race and just make them look bad.... Even the TLX Type S can't win any race against competitors. why would Acura do that? they claim that Acura is the 'performance' division of Honda? Really? I disagree because the Si will likely beat the Integra, the 10th gen accord has been proven to beat any TLX of its class, and the Type R would even probably catch up to the TLX Type S in half mile with smaller engine, FWD set up and Stick. People will again say oh TLX Type S is so heavy, yes, but it has 1 extra Liter engine to make up for it. So probably it's more like Acura is the 'Luxury' division of Honda, rather than 'Performance'.

Replace the Acura for the Kia Forte5 GT! That would be a interesting race of Hatch’s

2022 Acura Integra Spectator Edition

If u race the Z and the Integra, one of them got to win 😂😂😂

When a car goes cvt you know its over

one more thing u get a acura u need the v6 lol test drove one! really fast but more money

This what I'm saying - Acura building good cars with at least a major flaw. Best example is 2nd gen RDX with no sh-awd, this Integra with 1.5T Instead of amazing 2.0T...

Let's see a rematch with the Integra type S once it's available this summer!😎

Wooow unbelievable but I’m still getting the Acura Integra ❤

The GLI walked the Integra as well. With it's crap Hankook all-seasons lololol

Man if only #Mazda would offer that AWD Turbo with a manual transmission that Mazda3 would be so much better!

VW DCT delivering as always! If only the Mazda 3 had a better transmission, it would’ve been a different story…

That gearbox in mazda killed it

Shoulda waited for the acura type-s

This drag race is straight bullying 😂 all the engines are turbo charged, 1.5 vs 2.0 vs 2.5 😅 I wonder who’s gonna win

GTI is usually the underdog in these type of races but the GTI is just a great Car all around. 👍

Man, that GTI punches above its weight.

A rematch between the manual Integra and Mazda would be interesting. According to car&driver the manual is faster.

5:52 its the transmission. No. It is a much better power to weight ratio. The Mazda 3 Turbo is slow from a roll.

Damn Acura like limbo Slice they pack a punch but no matter what they alway get knocked out

Need to bring alfa giulia 2.0t back against all these cars including the elantra n.

I just watched the race with mazda 3, honda According Touring and Hyundai kona N. And the Konami was killing all of them! So it would be nice to see the VW Gulf GTI and Hyundai Kona N go at it.